French Revolution

  • Summoning of the States-General

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    French Revolution

  • Constitution accepted by King Louis XVI

  • Alliance of Austria and Prussia

  • Death of Mirabeau

  • Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody

  • The September Massacres

  • Execution of Louis XVI

  • English land in Corsica

  • Abolition of slavery in colonies

  • Treaty of Basel (Prussia withdraws from war)

  • Bread riots in Paris

  • Death of the dauphin ( Louis XVII)

  • War against the Holy Roman Empire

  • Preliminary Peace of Leoben

  • Alliance between Russia and Britain